Sunday January 12th, 2014, Hoosiers come out of hibernation as the snow melts, raising concern for flooding. High water flows over the dam near the Monon Trail bridge on N. Westfield Blvd. (Photo: Michelle Pemberton/The Star)

Hoosiers come out of hibernation as the snow melts, raising concern for flooding. A hazard barrier warns drivers of a large pothole in from of the Broad Ripple Fire Station. (Photo: Michelle Pemberton/The Star)

A hazard barrier warns drivers of a large pothole in from of the Broad Ripple Fire Station. Large chunks of ice break off and flow down the river under the Monon Trail bridge on N. Westfield Blvd. (Photo: Michelle Pemberton/The Star)

The thaw is on in Central Indiana as temperatures are expected to climb to near 50 degrees today. Sunday brought some sunshine and temperatures in the 40s.

Today's forecast also calls for a small chance of rain, but National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Puma said folks will barely notice after the week they experienced.

"There's not a lot of moisture associated with this next little system," Puma said.

So is that polar vortex, which draped Central Indiana in frigid temperatures as people coped with nearly a foot of snow, finally gone?

No, Puma said, but it shouldn't be bothering people here anytime soon.

"The polar vortex is still up at the North Pole," Puma said. "But the cold air that was associated with it has moved off to the northeast and well off our continent now. We're back to a much more normal weather pattern for Indiana."